28 U.S. Code § 2466 - Fugitive disentitlement

(a)A judicial officer may disallow a person from using the resources of the courts of the United States in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in third party proceedings in any related criminal forfeiture action upon a finding that such person—

(1)after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for his apprehension, in order to avoid criminal prosecution—

(A)purposely leaves the jurisdiction of the United States;

(B)declines to enter or reenter the United States to submit to its jurisdiction; or

(C)otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person; and

(2)is not confined or held in custody in any other jurisdiction for commission of criminal conduct in that jurisdiction.

(b)Subsection (a) may be applied to a claim filed by a corporation if any majority shareholder, or individual filing the claim on behalf of the corporation is a person to whom subsection (a) applies.

Pub. L. 106–185, § 14(c),Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 219, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to any case pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 25, 2000].”

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